The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15
NOT GUILTY.
Eleven Stubborn Men Win
Over an Intelligent Juror.
THE BAILIFF'S BLUNDFR
Wins The Case for the Defendant
Dean-Justice Yindic ated-All
Night in the Jury Room.

When we closed our mail for Salt
Lake Friday evening it was conf
IDENTIFY expected that the verdict of &C.
quittal would be rendered before mid
night and that we could chronicle the
verdict in yesterdays issue of The
HERALD. Buta jury is the last thing in
the world that man can safely gamble
on, and the weary hours OF night wore
on and the jury in this celebrated case
did not agree upon the verdict until
$50 o'clock yesterday morning. After
the attorneys concluded the arguments,
the court charged the jury that if they
found from the evidence that Mr.. Dean
bad married Florence Ridges in Salt
Lake City in March. 1884, they must
acquit. The charge was brief, clear and
terse, and speedy verdict was anticl-
pated. Disappointment, however,
lurked in the way, and about 10 o'clock
the Jury came in and reported that
they were unable to agree. The at
torneys for the defense were rather
favorable to having the jury dis
charged; but after some hesitation the
court sent them back and then repaired
to his private Office for a nap. The
jury apparently stood IL to l for
acquittal when they came into court.
Alter retiring to the room again they
wrestled awhile with the case and then
some of them disposed themselves
about the room and took snatch of
sleep, apparently determined to win the
off horse over to the side of the ma
jority.
About 8 o'clock Mr.. Richards con-
cluded that to keep the jury out longer
was only q waste of time. and pro-
posed that the Judge be awakened and
asked to call them in and discharge
them: Accordingly they got
to the Judges Office. Arrived
there, they asked the bailiff
to knock and get Judge Henderson
aroused. The bailif. raped vigorously
on the door, and when the Judge awoke
and asked what was wanted, asked:
do you want to see the jurY1"
81 don't know" replied the Court,
what are they doing?"
The bailiff answered that they weT g
lounging around the room, some OF
them beng asleep.
Never mind said the Judge, let
them sleep, we can just as well stay
until morning" and he turned in again
and doEed of, while counsel returned 10
the court room. Time passed on, and
at about O'Clock rustling was heard
in the Jury room, and one of the Jurors
said, Let'sstake another ballot, any
how" Silence again prevailed for the
sDace of q few minutoS and when it
was broken, it was with EXPLANATIONS
of rejoicing, and the weary watchers
knew q verdict had been reached.
What the verdict was, though, could
not be told, but bystander, who had
kept up the tedious vigil, exclaimed that
it must be one of acquittal, as NO
twelve men on earth could con-
vict on such evidence and then
laugh at the result. The Court was
aroused, the jury called, Mr.. Hiles sent
for, and after delay of nearly half an
hour the verdict was declared 70 be one
of ac9uittal and Mr.. Dean received the
OF his friends who were
present. and soon left the court room.
The verdict must be very satisfactory
to all who have watched the progress OF
the trial and, of course, is highly so to
those Immediately concerned in the de-
tense. Had BailiR Hansen not mac
the blunder in asking the Judge if he
wanted to see the jury, instead of tell
ing him the jury wanted to see him, tt e
court would evidently have called the
jury in and discharged them before they
had agreed upon this verdict, and the
sgony for the defendant would all have
b. en- to go through again.